Stein's method for geometric approximation

DOI10.2307/3215352zbMATH Open0865.60014OpenAlexW2133346589MaRDI QIDQ4716096FDOQ4716096

Authors: Erol A. Peköz 

Publication date: 19 November 1996

Published in: Journal of Applied Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://semanticscholar.org/paper/ff6d162766986317c70716837b6786cd05769fe3

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zbMATH Keywords

Stein's methodhitting timesPoisson approximationgeometric approximationpatterns in coin tossing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Inequalities; stochastic orderings (60E15) Markov chains (discrete-time Markov processes on discrete state spaces) (60J10) Combinatorial probability (60C05)

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• Non Uniform Bounds on Geometric Approximation Via Stein's Method and w-Functions
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• Convergence rate of random geometric sum distributions to the Laplace law
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• Rates on Yaglom's limit for Galton-Watson processes in a varying environment
• Stein's method for the beta distribution and the Pólya-Eggenberger urn
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• Zero bias enhanced Stein couplings
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